University of Tokyo

Abstract
Survey Number 0267
Survey Title 37th Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 2001
Depositor National Federation of University Co-operative Associations
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Summary The “Fact-finding Survey on Student Life” has been conducted every October since 1963 with the objective of clarifying the state of university students’ lifestyles, especially, financial life, and the views and behavior of university students, to enhance the lives of university students through the implementation of the results in the activities and operations of university co-operatives. The 2001 survey is the 37th survey.

University students are experiencing extremely difficult living conditions, reflecting the financial status of their parents, on whom they often depend. At an individual level, students are also increasingly unsure about their graduate employment prospects as the unemployment rate rises. These conditions are occasioning changes in students’ living patterns and perceptions. The findings of this survey reveal that in many facets of university student life, students are choosing how they will live based on their own value outlooks and preferences, and steadily obtaining the experiences and objects they desire within their limited resources.
Data Type quantitative research
quantitative research: micro data
Universe Students in 63 universities in Japan
Unit of Observation Individual
Sample Size (66 University Co-ops) sample size: 29,799, number of responses: 12,608 people, response rate: 42.31%
Date of Collection 2001-10-01 ~ 2001-10-01
2001/10/01
Time Period 2001 ~ 2001
Spatial Unit Japan
Japan
Sampling Procedure Probability: Systematic random
Probability: Stratified
Probability: Stratified: Proportional
Random sampling
Mode of Data Collection Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Mail survey and by hand
Investigator National Federation of University Co-operative Associations
DOI 10.34500/SSJDA.0267
Sponsors (Funds)
Related Publications (by the Investigator) Questionnaire
Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis)
Documentation
Major Survey Items (1)Attributes: major, year in school, age, gender, marital status, admission to the university, experience of repeating university entrance exams,type of residence/layout and size/bathroom,mode of transportation to commute to school, commuting time
(2)Economic life: Current conditions of lifestyle, future outlook, measures taken with respect to future income and expenditure, breakdown of income and expenses,extraordinary expenses in last six months/expected future expenses for coming six months, part-time (arubaito) work experience in the last six months/income/purpose, whether the respondent has a driver’s license/when respondent got a driver’s license /driving school of your choice (driving school you plan to go)/plan to get a driver’s license in next one year, experience of overseas travel/number of travels/agency used/plan, etc., possession of personal computers/type of PC/timing of purchase/source of purchase/plan to purchase in the future/PC selection criteria, Internet usage (frequency, devices used to connect to the Internet, method of connecting PC to the Internet, goods and services purchased online and method of connecting to the Internet for shopping online), possession of mobile phone (including PHS)/usage fee/payment status,occupation and annual income of father and mother
(3)Daily life and activities: timing of meals in one day/content/location/purchase expense), university life (number of days per week attending university, time of arriving and leaving university, number of classes attended today/whether respondent likes university/fullness of student life/important aspects of university life), groups with friends, method of communication with friends,number of friends respondent can talk openly and freely, presence of friends of the opposite sex to talk to,worries regarding daily life, people to confide in, health conditions, health-related concerns, care taken for maintaining health things respondent wants to improve regarding diet, use of and reasons for using functional food/dietary supplements/supplemental drinks, student club activities (association/details/members/training camp, reason for joining,whether the respondent has been admitted to hospital or been an outpatient in the last six months for due to illness or accident and injuries, details of accident and injury, thoughts on the Co-op’s activities (general representatives’ meetings, suggestion cards/product request cards, reflection of suggestion questionnaire results, awareness of Co-op officials’ activities, intention to participate in running of the Co-op, Co-op news, awareness of mutual aid activities, interests in peace, anti-nuclear and peace-related activities, donation to UNICEF, Co-op’s environmental conservation activities, presence of Co-op, satisfaction with Co-op currently, overall view of Co-op)
(4) Use of Co-ops: Co-op books division (number of visits and purchases in the last month,evaluation of Co-op bookstore/points of emphasis (15 items), score for books division, Co-op retail division (number of visits and purchases in the past month, evaluation of retail division/points of emphasis (15 items), score for retail division, Co-op cafeteria (number of visits and use in the past week, evaluation of Co-op cafeteria/points of emphasis (16 items), score for Co-op cafeteria)
Date of Release 2003/02/14
Topics in CESSDA Click here for details

Consumption and consumer behaviour
Higher and further education
Youth
Topics in SSJDA Education/Learning
Society/Culture
Version 1 : 2003-02-14
Notes for Users Variable and value labels are written in Japanese.

Please be aware that the summary of this dataset does not match the figures, “national total,” shown in the report, for the following reasons:

(a) Information on the weightings and universities used in the “national total” are not included in this dataset.
(b) The number of cases in this dataset is 12,911, which does not match the number of respondents to the survey.